2006 Stanley Cup: <br>Game 6

Edmonton Oilers fans Ryan Running, right, and father Dwight Running ham it up prior to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes outside Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006. Ryan, who lives in Gananoque, Ontario, bought tickets to the game as a Father's Day present for Dwight.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Jussi Markkanen, left, dodges incoming players Steve Staios of the Oilers, center, and the Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal during the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006. Markkanen faced only 16 shots and stopped all of them as the Oilers beat the Hurricanes 4-0 to tie their series 3-3.

Carolina's Justin Williams, right, crashes into Edmonton Oilers goalie Jussi Markkanen during the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006.

Carolina defenseman Aaron Ward, right, sends Edmonton forward Sergei Samsonov to the ice during the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, June 17, 2006.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Jussi Markkanen, right, dodges incoming players Steve Staios of the Oilers, center, and Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006. Markkanen, who didn't even dress for Game 1, wasn't tested much in his first playoff shutout, stopping only 16 shots in the 4-0 victory.

Edmonton's Ryan Smyth (94) tries to slap a rebound past Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, right, during the second period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, June 17, 2006. Ward, the 22-year-old rookie who spearheaded Carolina's run to the finals, didn't get a chance to hold up the cup in his hometown before a crowd that included his season ticket-holding parents, as the Oilers won 4-0.

Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, right, looks away as Edmonton's Ryan Smyth celebrates the Oilers first goal during the second period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Albeta, Saturday, June 17, 2006.

Edmonton Oilers' Ethan Moreau (18) sails past Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward, left, and over defenseman Bret Hedican during the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006.

Edmonton players celebrate the Oilers' third goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, June 17, 2006. As the horn sounded, someone tossed a piece of Alberta red meat onto the ice, a new playoff tradition in Edmonton that was borrowed from octopus-tossing fans of Detroit.

Edmonton Oilers players celebrate their 4-0 victory in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, June 17, 2006. The Oilers will meet the Carolina Hurricanes in the seventh and deciding game on June 19 in Raleigh, N.C.